July 29 to August 29

Live Music Now have commissioned a collaborative musical-sculptural installation that will celebrate Yehudi Menuhin and his unique legacy in Live Music Now, the organisation he established forty years ago this year.

Composer Richard Barnard and visual artist Heidi Hinder will work with Live Music Now, the Foyle Menuhin Archive at the Royal Academy of Music, Dartington Hall, and schools across Devon to develop this celebration of live performance, creative vision and collaboration, inspired by Menuhin’s life and work.

The project will be an artistic distillation of the history, ethos and current work of Live Music Now:

Breaking down barriers between audience and performers

Opening up music to more people

Enabling people to interact with music and musical instruments in new ways

Celebrating live performance

Exploring ideas of music and the mind, its effects on memory and health

Responding creatively to audience’s reactions and interactions

Celebrating Yehudi Menuhin as a performer and recording artist

Celebrating Menuhin’s influence and legacy

Audiences will be able to glimpse inside ‘Menuhin’s Violin’ as they listen to a specially composed soundscape, echoing with the memories and music of this world-renowned violinist.